France and UK agree on draft proposals on EU reforms
(VOVworld) - British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande agreed on Monday that draft proposals to reform Britain's membership of the EU give a "firm basis" for a deal this week. A spokesman for Mr Cameron said the two leaders had agreed that progress was being made on the UK renegotiation and that the draft text from the European Council provides a firm basis to reach agreement at this week's summit.
The two leaders’ talks took place one day ahead of the EU summit in Brussels. Cameron hoped to reach a deal with the EU at this summit to clear the way for a referendum on whether the UK should stay or leave the EU.